Cake Question

[Twerp128]

Back to southern cakes for a moment. . .

I have to say my all time favorite cake is the Texas sheet cake, is this a big desert in the South? Apart from the name I've never seen it associated with any sort of Southern baking.

 

[spicysaurus]

Back to southern cakes for a moment. . .

I have to say my all time favorite cake is the Texas sheet cake, is this a big desert in the South? Apart from the name I've never seen it associated with any sort of Southern baking.

I have no idea why that would be called a Texas sheet cake. I live in Texas and have never heard of it, nor seen anything that looks like that. If you said "sheet cake" here you'd just get normal cake from the grocery store.

I figure that's probably like us calling fried potatoes "french fries". The name has nothing to do with the place of origin.

 

[flydiscovery]

I'm betting it's because it's a big cake and everything big is "Texan." Like Texas Toast, or a Big Texas Cinnamon Roll (yummm). I kid you not there is a house down the road from me with a realtor sign reading "Texas size yard." Um, I find that highly unlikely!

 

[Twerp128]

It's basically a pound of cocoa and a pound of shortening with a light dusting of flour baked on the biggest baking sheet ever, with a couple bags of powdered sugar, another pound of cocoa, and some whole milk to make the icing on top. But it's so good, and moist, and chocolaty.

It is the one thing I can bake. It's a legit cake though, look I even stole a picture off some fatty's food blog. . .

 

[Cobol74]

Do you guys know what a cake hole is?

 

[Twerp128]

As in shut your cake/pie hole?

Then yes, but I get the feeling it could be some sort of confection porn.

 

[spicysaurus]

I'm betting it's because it's a big cake and everything big is "Texan." Like Texas Toast, or a Big Texas Cinnamon Roll (yummm). I kid you not there is a house down the road from me with a realtor sign reading "Texas size yard." Um, I find that highly unlikely!

But Texas toast IS Texan. That's just your standard truck stop fare. This sheet cake thing? Just stealing our name.

Also, yeah, Texas-sized yard? I don't even know what that means. My yard is tiny, we live in a zero-lot-line neighborhood. But my mom's yard is half a block. And my grandparents have 50 acres.

 

[jeremysg]

I figure that's probably like us calling fried potatoes "french fries". The name has nothing to do with the place of origin.

technically, french fries have nothing to do with france. but rather the cutting technique. the potatoes are frenched, then fried.

i'd blame "stupid americans" for this, but its one of those easily lost-in-history things

(like the pennsylvania dutch, which was evolved from deutsche. yes.. they were from germany, not holland!)


and uhm.. back on topic.. i have not heard of "texas sheet cake" either.

 

[NooDle]

French Fries = wrong.
Us Belgians discovered them. So they're Belgian fries

 

[flydiscovery]

French Fries = wrong.
Us Belgians discovered them. So they're Belgian fries

Yes, but you put mayonnaise on them and that totally ruins the concept so you lost the popularity contest.

 

[shad_68]

Yes, but you put mayonnaise on them and that totally ruins the concept

:? How so?!?

 

[NecroJoe]

When I tried mayo on french fries for the first time in Germany, I felt as though I had just discovered El Dorado. It's too embarassing to order it, but if a place has mayo packets and I'm by myself, I'll grab one.

edit: V I meant here in the US. Order mayo with your fries and people will make some sort of "I can actually hear you getting fat" comment.

 

[MacGuffin]

I always order my fries with mayo -- I have no idea what problem one could have with that.

But wasn't this a cake thread?

 

[flydiscovery]

:? How so?!?

Because mayonnaise is disgusting and fried potatoes are best left with simple with salt? Yummm.

 

[jeremysg]

I always order my fries with mayo -- I have no idea what problem one could have with that.

But wasn't this a cake thread?

its about french fried cake now!

Because mayonnaise is disgusting and fried potatoes are best left with simple with salt? Yummm.

salt, and freshly ground black pepper. mayo on fries is just... wtf no, would over power the delicate taste of the fries.

 

[spicysaurus]

its about french fried cake now!

Okay, I know you were being facetious, but....

 

[flydiscovery]

Okay, I know you were being facetious, but....

French fried cake = donut!

 

[jeremysg]

French fried cake = donut!

do nut what? :?

oh wait.. dough nuts...

silly people.

dough nuts i prefer arent really "cake" tho. (mmm.. krispy kreme)

 

[flydiscovery]

do nut what? :?

oh wait.. dough nuts...

silly people.

dough nuts i prefer arent really "cake" tho. (mmm.. krispy kreme)

I agree with the Krispy Kreme sentiment, if it isn't yeast leavened and dissolving in my mouth I don't want it, but I couldn't pass up the similarity. I will note however, that the US's major purveyor of fried ring shaped cake products does indeed refer to them as donuts. The heavenly products are still dougnuts though. So if you want to split hairs, I was still right.

 

[jeremysg]

I agree with the Krispy Kreme sentiment, if it isn't yeast leavened and dissolving in my mouth I don't want it, but I couldn't pass up the similarity. I will note however, that the US's major purveyor of fried ring shaped cake products does indeed refer to them as donuts. The heavenly products are still dougnuts though. So if you want to split hairs, I was still right.

and yankees complain that southerners cant spell!

i have to travel out of state to even see one of those dunkin places. never had one. never had a reason to.